I don’t know about you all, but I consider myself to belong in the GenX population. Most of my younger coworkers have maybe heard about Futurama but have never seen it. So many of the references and jokes relate to older pop culture. I am hoping some of the new episodes will be relatable to GenZ and beyond. What are your thoughts?
There will always be shows where the references go over the viewers heads. Hell, I’ve had to Google so much from The Golden Girls that I didn’t understand. My 10 year old and 7 year old both love Futurama. The characters are timeless.
My son who is 15 just started watching it and loves it. Seems like it has appeal across generations.
Imagine the scene where Fry is in his 20th century apartment, and having to explain to your children that you absolutely lived like that.
They’d be reacting like the other characters do!
His apartment isn’t too archaic lol, my first apartment like 3 years ago was actually pretty similar. The only difference was that I didn’t have a CRT tv lol.
I think that a lot of stuff will likely go over people’s heads, but this show is so packed with hilarious moments that I think it is timeless.
My 10 year old daughter has been rewatching it for years. She found a role model in Leela and a name for her cat in Fry.
As for the references and jokes, yea many go over her head. But as time progresses, fewer and fewer. And she often asks about stuff she doesn’t understand.
Even without a complete understanding of the jokes and references, she absolutely adores the show. And is asking on a daily basis if the new episodes are out yet.
Our kids are 16, 19, and 21, and they all love it. They don’t get all the references, but they ask and enjoy learning new things. Maybe it won’t be quite the same for them, but I have a lot of hope!
gen z here, futurama is god tier
As an older Gen Z, I thoroughly enjoyed Futurama and have rewatched it many times. I didn’t get some of the jokes referencing “old” pop culture and experiences.
I certainly hope the excellent writing of the show, will allow it to have a timeless element to it (which is kinda the theme of the show, if you think about it). As a Gen X’er, I imagine some things will go over younger heads (the “Odd Couple” references in “I Robot” may not be truly appreciated, for example). Also, some eps were creatures of their time - “Three Hundred Big Boys” was inspired by the GW Bush tax rebate, for example. I doubt that little tidbit will be remembered.
One thing I wonder, will the history of the show itself - the expected cancellations, multiple “series finale” eps, FOX’s juggling of the broadcast order - be remembered?
My 4 (almost 5) year old loves it!
Hard to say how that will work out with streaming nowadays. I grew up as an older millenial with things like MAS*H reruns and other shows that ended before I was born. With only a couple of channels on broadcast TV, I only had so many choices. I imagine availability on popular streaming services will have the potential of similar effects, but somewhat less.
Damn, I loved MASH. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen it.
with streaming of music, movies and shows everything is going to be more spread out I think, I think no one will ever be as popular as someone like beethoven for example since he was popular in a smaller pool, as we go along other artists can get super popular but for a shorter amount of time, as we go artists will only be popular in smaller groups for shorter amount of time as there is just so much more music now a days, I think with streaming it will be the same with films and shows, theres just so much
I’ve been watching some episodes with a sixth grader and he really enjoys it. I know there are dated jokes he won’t understand but it’s silly and fun and relatable.
Yes it is timeless. I think a lot of the jokes will still work for younger people.
Really hope that the new season pushes Futurama again
Hiya, older GenZ here. The pop culture references mostly go over my head but the show is packed full of witty humor that is still enjoyable. I don’t think anyone should be worried for futurama being adopted by younger people, especially in STEM fields.
